Bears take first in Burke Relays
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
      The Bears weren't going to be shown up on their own track. The Burke County High School boys track team took first place in the Burke County Relays Saturday. BCHS hosts the event each year, which attracted eight teams this year coming from as far away as the Atlanta area.
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FINISHES IN THE TOP FIVE
      Boys: Damany Coleman 1st place: 110 hurdles (14.74 seconds), 300 hurdles (42.20 seconds) Bobby Burum 1st place: high jump (6'2") Damion Johnson 1st place: triple jump (42'9") 2nd place: long jump (22'8.
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Good with the bad
     The Burke County High School Bears (7-5, 1-2) chalked up their first region win on the baseball diamond last week. Burke County beat Hephzibah High School 10-6 last Tuesday on the Bears' home field. Later in the week, the Bears traveled to South Effingham High School where they fell to the Mustangs ...
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BCHS tallies win on course
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
      The Burke County High School boys and girls golf teams collected wins on the course over the past week. The varsity boys (71-18) defeated Thomson High School last Tuesday at Belle Meade Country Club. Buck Bell and Josh Phillips shot their lowest rounds of the year, shooting 74 and 75, respective...
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Cubs burn up the track
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
      The Burke County Middle School track team breezed by Williams James Middle School last week with nearly twice as many points as the Statesboro school. Several athletes with top five finishes helped the team secure the 61- 35 win.
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Spartans' rackets are hot
By Diana Royal dianar@thetruecitizen.com
      Two more wins were added to Edmund Burke Academy's tennis teams' records last week. The girls team defeated region foe Trinity Christian last Tuesday 4-1 while the boys delivered a loss to the Crusaders as well, 3-2. On Thursday, both teams were victorious again as they served Brentwood a double...
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SPARTAN STATS
      EBA vs. Trinity Girls singles #1 Kayla Milligan won 6-0, 6-0 #2 Caroline Collins won 6-1, 6-1 #3 Anna Waters won 6-0, 6-1 Exhibition Katie Reeves won 8-0 Girls doubles #1 Emily Anne Bunn/Meredith
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Spartans place third at Bulloch meet
By Diana Royal dianar@thetruecitizen.com
      EBA tracksters posted several notable finishes as they competed in a track meet at Bulloch Academy in Statesboro last Wednesday. The boys team placed third overall, with Bulloch Academy and Augusta Christian holding the number one and two spots, respectively.
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Going strong
     The Edmund Burke Academy middle school baseball team (10-1) picked up three wins and its first loss last week. Last Wednesday, the Spartans split a doubleheader with Thomas Jefferson Academy, winning the first game 12-3 and dropping the second game 9-4. Leading hitters were Logan Christian and Aaron...
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Turkeys down but not out in Burke
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
      Though the turkey population is down statewide, hunters in Burke County should still have a good season. Turkeys have decreased in number over the past two or three years because of lower poult production, according to local Department of Natural Resources Sgt. Max Boswell. Extreme drought was in...
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